Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 10, 2024

Purpose:

Content: Cabinet: (1)          noted the forecast outturn position for revenue of £14.038 million overspend; (2)          noted the forecast outturn position for the HRA of a net nil variance against budget; (3)          approved the use of £1.943 million from the contract inflation allocation of £4.4 million within contingency to fund the following inflation required by the specific contracts; Urbaser – Street Cleaning £0.469 million, Street Cleaning budget £0.02 million, Urbaser – Grounds Maintenance £0.146 million, Urbaser – Waste Collection £0.526 million, Riney – Highways £0.168 million, Riney – Street Lighting £0.071 million, NSL – Parking (provisional) £0.512 million, G&T – Arboriculture £0.031 million, as detailed in paragraph 3.65 of the report; (4)          noted the use of £0.044 million from the contingency budget to fund additional resources to clear the backlog in Financial Assessments (approved by Director of Resources under delegated authority); (5)          approved the use of £0.170 million from the Budget Strategy Reserve (BSR) in 2024/25, to fund the Inclusion Action Plan; (6)          approved the request for £0.392 million from the BSR to fund 3 new posts in Business Intelligence across three years 2024/25, 2025/26 & 2026/27; (7)          approved the request for £0.015 million from the BSR to fund the Mosaic Health Check; (8)          approved the use of £0.258 million from the BSR in 2024/25 to fund further serious violence initiatives; (9)          approved the following allocations from the BSR to fund the transformation programme as detailed in paragraph 3.57 of the report: ·        £0.831 million in 2024/25, as agreed by the Council Modernisation Board, to fund additional resource to support the delivery of the transformation programme; ·        £1.837 million for the Resident Experience programme which focuses on the transformation of the Council’s website and digital self service capabilities; and ·        £0.426 million investment from the BSR to support the delivery of the Family First programme, approved on 19 March 2024; and (10)       noted the forecast commitments and balance on the BSR of £9.611 million in paragraph 3.56 of the report.   Options & Alternatives Considered Much of this report is concerned with provision of information, for which alternative options is not a relevant consideration.